BETHANY, Okla. – With a double to left center by Dylan McDearmon in the top of the 10^th inning, the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys defeated the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm, 5-4, on Friday, the opening game of a three-game series.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech finishes its three-game series with Southern Nazarene on Saturday, with a doubleheader scheduled for noon. Live statistics and video for both games are available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Marcus Wilson (RF)
2. Dylan McDearmon (SS)
3. Mark Vaughn (LF)
4. Zach Klockowski (DH)
5. Kyle Gibbs (3B)
6. Cody Wescott (1B)
7. Korey Thompson (2B)
8. Jake Harvey (C)
9. Seth Wheeler (CF)

       Kyle Wilson (P)
 
SOUTHERN NAZARENE LINEUP

1. Dillon Feland (SS)
2. Garrett Perez (2B)
3. Mike Descisciolo (CF)
4. Tyler Stevens (C)
5. Jefferson Harris (1B)
6. Anthony Wiggins (RF)
7. Dalen Edgar (3B)
8. Cobi Ceron (LF)
9. Austin Cooper (P)

 
SCORING PLAYS

• TECH 4^th - S. Wheeler singled to center field, RBI (2-2 BKFB); C. Wescott scored. (TECH 1, SNU 0)
• TECH 5^th - K. Gibbs doubled down the lf line, advanced to third on the throw, RBI (0-1 S); Klockowski advanced to third, out at home lf to ss to c; M. Vaughn scored. (TECH 2, SNU 0)
• SNU 5^th - Edgar grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-2 BBKF); Wiggins scored. (TECH 2, SNU 1)
• TECH 7^th - C. Wescott advanced to second on a wild pitch; Klockowski scored on a wild pitch. (TECH 3, SNU 1)
• SNU 7^th - Ceron singled up the middle, RBI (1-1 BF); Wiggins scored. (TECH 3, SNU 2)
• SNU 8^th - Wiggins singled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); Toilolo advanced to third; Stevens scored. (TECH 3, SNU 3)
• TECH 9^th - C. Wescott fouled out to lf, SF, RBI; K. Gibbs advanced to second on the throw; Hollinshead scored. (TECH 4, SNU 3)
• SNU 9^th - Feland singled to center field, RBI; Cooper advanced to third; Ceron scored. (TECH 4, SNU 4)
• TECH 10^th - D. McDearmon doubled to left center, RBI (1-0 B); M. Wilson scored. (TECH 5, SNU 4)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Jesse Harbin (1-1)
• Save – Quentin Bowling (2)
• Losing Pitcher – Mike Descisciolo (0-1)

 
NOTABLES

• With the win, the Wonder Boys remain one game behind Southern Arkansas for the top spot in the Great American Conference standings.
• Wheeler gave Tech the first lead of the contest on single to center field in the fourth inning.
• After the Storm tied the score at 3-3 in the eighth, Wescott's sacrifice fly gave the Wonder Boys a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth inning. SNU tied the score once again, however, sending the game to extra innings.
• In the top of the tenth, Wilson singled to left center, and McDearmon followed with a double to score Wilson from first. Bowling then stepped on the mound and pitched a perfect tenth inning to secure the win and earn his second save of the season.
• Eight different Wonder Boys recorded hits in the extra-inning victory, four of which tallied two hits.
• Wilson earned the start at pitcher for Tech, and he received a no-decision after allowing just one run in six innings.